It's time to reverse coal's downward spiral

Ohio University Eastern played host to a hearing that focused on the future of the Ohio Valley. The subject matter was coal, and the negative impact the Environmental Protection Agency and President Obama have delivered on that industry.

Dozens of Ohio coal-burning facilities have been forced out of business in recent years. Several hundred have met the same fate throughout the nation.

Much of the demise is directly attributed to the suffocating restrictions imposed by the EPA, supported by Obama's "War on Coal."

The loss of well-paying jobs that coal provides is a painful pill to swallow. It is made even more bitter when realizing that less coal means much higher electricity rates.

Industry officials and supporters need to continue their passionate pleas with the hope that they will reach friendly political ears, reversing coal's downward spiral.

Coal is a no-brainer solution to many of our nation's problems. Unfortunately, Obama and the EPA do not have the sense to realize that.

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It's time to reverse coal's downward spiral

Ohio University Eastern played host to a hearing that focused on the future of the Ohio Valley. The subject matter was coal, and the negative impact the Environmental Protection Agency and President